Medical treatment preferences and end-of-life decisions when unable to communicate wishes.
LIVING WILL
This Living Will is made on [DATE] by [NAME], a competent adult, to provide guidance regarding my medical care.
1. DECLARATION
If I become unable to communicate my healthcare decisions due to illness or incapacity, this document expresses my wishes.
2. LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
If I am terminally ill with no reasonable prospect of recovery, I [DO/DO NOT] want life-sustaining treatment including: [SPECIFIC TREATMENTS].
3. ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION AND HYDRATION
If I am in a persistent vegetative state, I [DO/DO NOT] want artificial nutrition and hydration to be provided or continued.
4. PAIN RELIEF
I want adequate pain relief and comfort care even if it may hasten my death or make me unconscious.
5. ORGAN DONATION
Upon my death, I [DO/DO NOT] wish to donate organs and tissues for transplantation or medical research.
6. HEALTHCARE PROXY
I designate [HEALTHCARE PROXY NAME] as my healthcare proxy to make decisions consistent with this Living Will.
DECLARANT: _________________ Date: ___________
[DECLARANT NAME]
Witnessed by:
Witness 1: _________________ Date: ___________
Witness 2: _________________ Date: ___________
Notarized: _______________
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A Living Will provides advance directives for medical treatment preferences when you cannot communicate your healthcare decisions due to illness or incapacity.